Padres Beat Dodgers 7-4 to Spoil Ramirez's Homer

Ramirez also hit two ground balls that led to close plays.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez returns to the dugout between innings in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Friday, July 3, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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Cabrera fielded Ramirez's grounder deep in the hole in the fourth and threw him out with a one-hopper to first baseman Gonzalez. Ramirez whipped off his helmet and argued with umpire Sam Holbrook before being pushed away by first base coach Mariano Duncan.

With runners on first and third and two outs in the sixth, Ramirez hit a grounder to almost the same spot. Cabrera bobbled the ball before throwing to second baseman David Eckstein to force Russell Martin. Martin argued with Dan Iassogna, and manager Joe Torre also came out to argue, unsuccessfully.

The Padres tied it in the third when Geer led off with a double for his first career extra-base hit, advanced on Cabrera's sacrifice bunt and scored on David Eckstein's single to right-center.

Dodgers starter Randy Wolf held San Diego to one run and four hits in six innings while striking out eight and walking none. Geer went 6 1-3 innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. He struck out one and also didn't issue any walks.

NOTES: Padres C Henry Blanco left the game with a strained right hamstring. Blanco pulled up rounding first base after hitting a broken-bat single with two outs in the second inning. He was replaced by pinch-runner Eliezer Alfonzo, who stayed in as catcher.

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